Exercising device



May s, 1926. 1,669,063

W. C. MILLS EXERCISING DEVICE Filed sept, 22. 1926 Patented May 8, 1928.

UNITED STATES werdenV cEcIL MILLS, oF WABASH, 'INDIANA EXERCISING DEVICEY,

Application led September 22, 1926i.` Serial No. 136,993.

rl`hc present invention relates to a coinbined exercising and amusementdevice, the

` primary object of the invention being, to

provide a device oll this character including radiating arms to act assupports for perw sons hanging thereon, the arms being constructed sothat they may revolve on a supporting post. f Y

An object ot' the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhereby a person may support his weightby his arms while the device isbeing rotated, thereby strengthening the hands, wrists and arms of theperson using the device.

VA still further object of the invention is to provide an adjustablesupport whereby the device may be adjusted for use by tall orY shortpersons. j

vWith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a. device constructed inaccordance with the invention, and illustrating how the device is used.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the device.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view through the outer end of one ot' thesupporting arms.y

Referring to the drawing in detail,`the reference character 5 indicatesthe supporting post of the device which is preferably hollow.

This post is sunk in the ground surface in such a way that it lwill beheld in 'an upright position at all timesto support the weight ofthepersons using the device.

The reference character 6 indicates a tubular supporting member formedwith an opening adjacent to its lowery end to accommodate the bolt 7which bolt is adapted to pass through registering openings 8 in the post5, which latter openings are arranged in verticall spaced relation withkeach other so that the supporting post 6 may be adjusted verticallywith respect to the post 5,

Threads arer formed exteriorly of the supporting section v6 and arearranged adjacent to the upper end thereof, which threads are adapted tobe positioned in the threaded opening of the coupling 9 there beingprovided a supporting washer 10 disposed on the upper end of the tubularsupporting section 6 that acts as a support for the bearings 11 betweenwhich the balls 12 are positioned.

Associated with the coupling 9 is a head 13 which is provided with anextension 14 threaded as at 15 to accommodate the nuts 16 tor securingthe head within the coupling 9. Bearing members 17 and 18 are ar! rangedbetween the head 13 and coupling 9 and accommodate the balls 19 thatsup- Vport the weight of the head and persons holding onto the arms 20.

These rarms k20 are formed with threaded extremities 21 that arepositioned in threaded openings formed in the head 13, the

arms being of constructions to extend upwardly and outwardly asillustrated by Figure 1 ofthe drawing.

Bracing arms 22 have connection with the arms 2O and act to hold lthearms in their operative positions against sagging under the weight ofthe persons hanging on the arms.

From the `foregoing it will be obvious that dueto this construction, thehead which' supports the arms 20 may be rotated with Y the minimumamount of exertion on the part of the person using the device.

In the use of the device, persons grab the arms 20 in a manner asillustrated in Figure 1and a person pushes or pulls on one of the armsto rotate the head to cause the head to rotate at the upper end of thepost. l I claim f 1. In a device ofthe character described, a hollowsupporting member having threads Vformed atv its upper end, a couplinghaving threads cooperating with the threads of the supporting member toremovably secure the coupling in position, a head having a reducedportion extending through the coupling, bearings supported between thehead and coupling, a nut on one end of the reduced portion to secure thehead on the coupling, said reduced portion extending into the hollowsupporting member, and arms extending from the head.

2. In a device of the character described,

a support, coupling removably mounted. 011

the Support, a head having a reduced portion extended mto the'coupi1hg,' bearing members disposed between the coupling and head torevolubly supportthe--head,fsafid 5 head havingthreaded openings,upwardly and outwardly curved arms havingfthreafdedi extremities fittedin the threadedropenings 'of the-head,` 'arms connecting the ii'stmenti'onedai'ms Vand disposed 'adjacent to the upperSurfaces of the irstmentioned arms.

ture.

1WALTER CECIL MILLS.

